Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 198, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1921 — Page 11

HOLD-UPS AND BURGLARS ARE STILL ON JOB Masked Bandits Bob Grocer’s Register and Take Customer’s Watch. NEGRO SUSPECTS HELD Two white men robbed a grocer, three negro bandits held ;ip and robted two men who ventured into what has beeD known as the east end "redlight” district, and the police received many reports of burglar* entering residences and stores during the last twelve hours. Two men who said tneir names were Flovd Brooks, living on Cornell avenue, and Charles Xewhouse, S3 North Hamilton avenue, told Sergeant Jlarren they bought several drinks of ‘'white mule” whisky from the two negro women at 557 East Court street, last night as they started to lave by way of the rear door, three negroes held them up and robbed them of sl7. POLICE I!OLT> SUSFECTS. The police arrested Virgil Price, 29, negro, lIS North Liberty street; Dot any Wilson, negro, 551 East Court street, and Henry Petty, 50, 415 Muskingum street, on charges of vagrancy. Each is held under a SI,OOO bond. The two men identified Trice, the police aay, but did not Identify the other two men. The three negroes denied knowledge of the hold-up. Although the two men reported they bought whisky from the women at the East Court street address, the police failed to arrest the women. Two masked bandits walked into the grocer* store of Schell 1. James, Shot East Twenty-Eighth s'reet. Covering James, and his son Willard. IS. and a customer. Ben Stewart, Brightwood avenue, with a revolver, they forced them to th erear of the store. Then one or the bandits took sl6 from the cash register. They searched Willard James and obtained no money, but took a watch from S ewart. The robbers ran east on Twenty-Eighth street. FIND'; BURGLAR HAS PAID CALL. Ben Henshiiw. 2430 Brookside avenue, returned home from a theater last night and found a burglar had ransacked his house. He told the police the thief took a revolver, a razor and a ring. The missing articles are valued at sls. S. J. Misner, 3435 Birchwood avenue, reported that a burglar entered his home and that clothing worth $175 was missing. O. L. Chambers. 714 Leincke building, r rnorted to the police a thief entered his office and carried away a leather traveling bag containing clothing worth more than S3O. O. R. Cleeper. proprietor of a machine shop at S4S Massachusetts avenue, report* and tools worth S3O stolen. BURGLARS TAKE PAY STATIONS. Frank C. Glass’ drug store. 2102 Boulevard place, was entered by burglars who broke the glass from a rear door. A telephon pay station was stolen. The drug store of Arthur Dalby. 2010 West Washington street; was enter. 1 by burglars. A telephone pay station containing $3 was taken. The thieves also carried away candy valued at $lO. cigars worth $lO. cigarettes w*.r;h $25, a large bottle of perfume worth $lO nd a stan p machine valued at sllO which contain*-1 sls worth -f pc-syce stamps Miss Emma Wetzel, employed at the Indiana Crushed Stone Company's office. SO2 Hume-Mansnr building, inter, rupted a man who entered the office and started to ransack the desks. The police arrested a man who gave his name as Harry Wilson, 500 North B*-v;l;e avenue, charging him with entering a house to commit a felony. Harry J. Klebe, commission merchant, 735 Massachusetts avenue, found burglars had forced a side window of tis store. Seven boxes of apples, three boxes of grape fruit, two boxes of oranges and two boxes of dates were missing. The total value of the fruit was SSI. Burglars broke into the home of Mrs. Flora Philips. 4557 Winthr *p avenue, and took a purse containing $11.50 and some clothing.

China and Cat Glass Considerably Reduced SALE OF Fifty-Piece DINNER SETS Up to $20.00 $ 1 A Qualities First quality American porcelain, attractively decorated, pink, floral, green double line, blue and gold line, double line and green spray. Set Consists of 6 Dinner plates \ / 1 Covered casse<s Cups and saucers jy p to S2O l roles. 6 5-inch salad plates f qualities \ * Gravy howl 6 4-inch bread and ' /I Sugar butter plates. £ 1 Cream 5 4-inch dessert i 'P I | I 1 Open vegetable dishes. \ f\ / t 1 Platter 6 Coupe soups j \ —Fifth Floor. Cl PS AND SAUCERS, imported, decorated 5n many designs; tip to SI.OO qualities; cup and saucer _ RDC Six Cups and six saucers $2.120 CHINA TEA SETS, 32 pieces—--0 Plates 1 Sugar 1 Tea I'ot 6 Cups and saucers 1 Creamer $25.00 quality ....$12.50 $15.00 quality $7.50

CHINA SPICE SETS, white, decorated in a beautiful lavender and floral design. Set consists of— Salt \ Sugar ....... 1 Oil I Oatmeal I V 2 price Bariev f $12.00 qualCoffee ( itv Cinnamon .... rr* Cloves / 'k £ Pepper | Ginger I ■ ■ Nutmeg 1 W Allspice 1 Vinegar ' Tea /

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SISTER’S DREAM CAUSES ARREST OF WIFE SLAYER Joseph Flitcraft Kills Spouse and Buries Body in Cellar. Special to The Times. PERU, Ind., Dec. 29. —A dream of her sister dressed Iu shrouds and muttering as *hongh trying to divulge a secret worried Fannie Flitcraft from midnight until morning Tuesday and resulted today iu the apprehension of a wife slayer. Joseph Flitcraft. 40, a laborer, signed a written eoniession saying ho had killed his wife by battering her face to a pulp with a lump of coal Christmas afternoon. He accused her of "being through" with him. Margaret Flitcraft, 35, the murdered woman, was Faanie’s s’ster. They had married brothers. Faunie swort out an afldavit charging Joseph with first-de-gree murder and Judge Albert Ward was expected to call a grand jury today' to consider the case. MUTILATED BODY FOUND BY TOLICE. The mutilated and partly nude body was found by police in au aperture in the cellar wall at the Flitcraft home following the confession. The hands were tied together and the face was wrapped In old clothes and strings were tied around them One cheek was cut and the other was bruised and cut and swollen. A pile of trash covered the body, which was In a crude dirt vault lour feet from the cellar floor. In putting the body into the place. Flitcraft had to carry It down a flight of cellar stairs and c awl over it as it lay in the opening. CRUSHED FACE WITH COAL LUMP. Flitcraft said when his wife came home in a taxi cal) Sunday afternoon fr ,iu the place where she was employed, he hurled his accusation at her and grabbed her. lie crushed the entire right side of her face with two terrific blows with the lump of coal. Immediately after the murder, Flitcraft went to his brother's home and did not return to his own pia*'e after that. He stayed at the brother's home through Monday and relatives said he acted qneerly. On Monday night, his sister-in-law—-the sister of his dead wife—had h* r dr* am and told h*r story to the police. Chief of Police Albert Potter started his men working secre’ly on the case and they picked up Flitcraft on suspicion. Two hours of grilling drew the confession from him. Two of FUtcraft’s younger sons are serving reformatory sentences for robbery. Another son is living here anl three daughters are near Amigo, Wis., where the family lived uutil about a year ago. ITALIAN BANK CLOSES DOORS Financial Depression Blow to Country’s Institutions. ROME, Dec. 29.—As a result of the moratorium de* ree. the Barn-a lMllni.it Disconto, one of the biggest in Italy, failed to open Its d**ors today. The batiks are working hard to Improve the financial depression * a use,] by th-> liquldation of the Ilva Ansaldo Companies Large and clam* nm** * r w*l- gathered In front of the bank. They became so threatening the poll* e ebared the street. It is understood a large amount of American money ! i-pr- !t< and In the bank The capital of the bank Is Sts.mio lire. (The normal value of the Italian lire 1? 19 cer's and 3 mills In Araer! an money.) POST RETAINS HEAD. Marmion Hausberry was re-elected commander **f 'he Colored Y. M. C. A. post of the American Legion at a xr.e.-t----lng held at the colored Y M C. A. list night. Other officers o’., -ted were. )■:. W. Diggs, vl*e commander. David Reynolds, adjutant, Leroy Kay. sergeant- , at-arms, and Julius Harris, chaplain.

CHOCOLATE SETS, $7.50 quality $.*{.73 Cut Glass V 2 Price Beautiful heavy brilliant blanks ut in very attractive floral and mitre designs. FRUIT OR SALAD BOWLS, SIO.OO quality $5.00 SS.SO quality $4.25 $ll.OO quality $5.50 SUGAR AND CREAM SETS—> $10.50 quality $5.25 $9.50 quality $4.75 —Fifth floor.

All Goods Featured in This Advertisement Are on Sale in The Basement Store There Are Scores of Offerings in Addition to These. You Get IV2 to 3 Times Your Money’s Worth

PLEASE BE ADVISED that no mail, phone or C. O. D. orders can be filled on these Dollar Sale goods. No exchanges or refunds can be granted.

Charge purchases made balance of month will appear on January statements, payable in February.

Wool Sweaters, $1 For women, misses and infants. Fine all wool and worsted sweaters. Slip on models, Pollvanna, Peter Pan, etc.; Alpaca, loose weaves and drop stitch models; Honey,lew, copen, geranium, Chinese green, white, bisque, henna, etc.; while 800 last. fr ' =-~~ ■--■^==S\ Up to $2 Flannelette Kimonos for Women and Misses, $1 Pretty floral effects; satin trimmed collars; 1227 in the lot. J Up to £2 Gingham Dresses for Girls, $1 Ages (j to 11 years; plaids, cheeks and stripes; clearance of all our broken lots from our higher priced groups; 62 dresses in the lot. fr ' Petticoats for Women, $1 Os sateen with deep silk taffeta flounces in beautiful changeable colors to contrast with top; 300 in the lot. vs— - - - -i Up to $2 Gingham Aprons for Women and Misses, $1 Also fine hand painted muslin aprons in the lot. Up to 75c Aprons for Girls, 2 for $1 Ages 6 to 1 1 years and 2 to 0 years; plaids, checks and stripes; cut full size with fancy pockets and belts. Polly Prim Aprons for Women, 2 for $1 Large full cut gingham in pretty cheeks and plaids; while 200 last.

Dollar Sale of Domestics and Bedding

CALICO, 10 Yards, Neat patterns in indigo blue, shepherd checks and comfort patterns. Percales, 6 yards for $1 Yard wide, light and dark blue, gray and white grounds; large variety of figures, stripes, checks, etc. Combination sheet and | Pillowcase set 3) J[ One sheet, 72x90 inches. Two cases, 42x36 inches. Unbleached sheeting muslin 8 yards 3)1 Yard wide. Embroidered rt* -g flannels 3) 1 Neat, dainty patterns, for infants’ wear; up to $1.50 qualities. Outing A i flannels 5 yards 3)1 Yard wide, dark colors, heavy fleeced. Baby Crib Blankets, $1 Size 36x50 inches, scalloped all around, pink and blue, animal, bovvknot and floral patterns; look and wear like a $2.00 quality.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1921.

M WH. BLOCK C? Hart Schaffner & Marx guaranteed clothes for men, young men and boys (8 to 18)

Unbleached sheet- rf** ing 2 y 2 yards for 3)1 81 inches wide, easy to bleach. Seamless Bleached Sheets, $1 81x90 inches, neatly made with a deep hem; $1.50 quality. Dress and apron ging- & ? ham 7 yards for 3) 1 27 inches wide, large assortment; up to 29c qualities. Outing flan- (t* | nel 10 yards for j)l 27 inches wide, pretty color stripes on light grounds, soft and fleecy. Black Sateen, 4 Yds. for Yard wide, nice permanent finish, 39c quality. Indian Head *■ muslin 4 yards for 3)1 Yard wide, thoroughly shrunk, much in demand for art needlework, nurses’ uniforms, etc. Pillow Tubing, 3'/2 yds. for $1 42 inches wide, heavy linen finish thread.

$1 Crepe Vests for Women and Misses, 3 for $1 Os fine mercerized crepe with silk ribbon shoulder straps; while 117 last. 75c Sateen Petticoats, 2 for $1 Deep ruffle flounces and elastic waist line. $1 and $1.50 Underwear for Women and Misses, 2 for $1 Nightgowns, envelope chemise, Princess slips and petticoats; lace, embroidered and ribbon trimmed; slightly counter tossed; while 500 last. '?'■ —~ ' $3, $4 andssSilk Blouses for Women, $1 Os crepe de chine, mignonettes, habettes, georgettes,etc.; ele,Trance of all our broken lots; some a tritie imperfect. Silk Dresses, $1 Os foulards, taffetas, mignonettes and crepe de chine; sizes lt> to 42; 11 in the lot. Serge and Tricotine Suits for Women, $1 Size 36; 3 in the lot. Coats for Women and Misses, $1 Os velour, mixtures, tweeds, silk poplins and beaverette plush; 7 in the lot. L== . - ■ ;—J

White Outing Flannel, 7 Yards for $1 27 inches wide, double fleeced, extra good weight, 19c quality. Featherproof Ticking, 3/2 Yards for $] 32 inches wide, staple blue stripe. Bleached Muslin, 7 Yds. for $1 Yard wide, for underwear and general use; 25c quality. Comfort | challis 6 yards for 3)1 Yard wide, medium and light colors. Outing Flannel, 10 Yards, $] 27 inches wide, soft and fleecy, assorted color stripes on light grounds. Plaid blankets, A * each Jpl Assorted color combination plaids, soft and fleecy, shell stitch ends.

PLEASE NOTE In many cases goods are limited in quantity; prices hold good while supplies last.

Overalls and jackets (ft -i for men Strongly made of plain blue denims, Wabash stripe, white drill; cut full; sizes up to 50, SI.OO. Work shirts for (ft*g men 2 for tbl Os blue ebambray, double stitched, one pocket, yoke back, regulation collar attached, faced sleeves; cut full; strictly first quality; sizes 14 to 17, Union suits for men SI Heavy weight, ribbed, flat lock seams, closed crotch; sizes S4 to 45. Up to SI.OO undershirts and drawers for A-a men 2 for *1 Heavy flat fleeced, heavy ribbed; not all sizes in the lot Outing flannel night- (ft* shirts for men SI Os heavy soft flannelette, high neck, cut full, full length; sizes 16, 17 and 18, Silk gloves for (ft-t men 3 pairs, 2) 1 Slightly irregular, gray and brown; most all sizes in the lot. Up to 59c men’s (ft-g gloves 3 pairs * ) 1 Lined and unlined, leather palm, canvas gauntlet; extra good quality. 29c Canvas gloves (ft*| for men 5 pairs, <pl Leather palm, knit wrist, well made, full size. 25c hose for (ft*| men 5 pairs Jpl Medium weight, fully reinforced; black, gray, navy and cordovan; sizes 9i ft to 112a. Men’s 15c (ft*| hose 10 pairs, 3)1 Fast colors, black, gray, navy and cordovan; sizes 10 J 4to 112415c Bandanna hand- rt* i kerchiefs 10 for 2)1 Turkey red, indigo blue, full sizes, fast colors. Silk four-in-hand (ft *j ties for men 3 for 2)1 Brand new goods; wonderful assortment of patterns; slip-easy bands; plenty of them; well worth 65c. $1,50 Umbrellas for (ft-t women tbl 26-inch size, tape edge covers, silk cord loop and white bakelite ring handles. Up to $2 leather bags (ft j and vanity cases Vanity cases have large mirrors, double strap handle and fittings; bags of various styles for shopping. $3 and $4 Nets and (ft i flouncings yard 3)1 Embroidered dress flouncings, 27 Inches wide, dainty patterns for children's dresses. Trimming bands, colored silk embroidered, various color combinations, 2 to 3 inches wide. Beaded allover nets, 22 inches wide, black and white with colored beads. inlet net flouncing, 37 inches wide, for street and evening dresses. Metal laces, 4 inches wide, old rose and green.

Toys—Dolls Up to $6.00 "I dolls Imported and domestic, slightly scuffed, variety of kinds. Arranged On One Large i able Up to $3.50 Toy Pianos, Trunks, Tool Chests, d*-a Furniture, etc wl Toys and (t*| games 2 for <3)l One lot, various kinds; up to $1.50 qualities.

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